by mediaed » Thu Aug 16, 2018 5:23 pm
Sorry for the delay. Busy with studio project. I have a better picture similar to your second shot but it looks like a setup shot since the camera is not plugged in. The in that shot camera is obviously not an NC as the motor is at the back of the camera. An NC is distinguished by the motor being near the front of the camera.The dolly us a really old (1930's) Houston Fearless panoram dolly. There are two heads mounting the camera: the bottom appears to be an old Moy gear head because it has a righthand pan wheel. Then, between the camera and the gearhead is an original Mitchell head.
Dan Owens, an old Paramount Tech guy, explains that setup as being a way to make if comfortable to shoot rather than for any special purpose. The whole thing as he explains was very low budget and it certainly looks like they just grabbed anything laying around to do the shoot. Years later, Dan asked Lin about the fact that the spacecraft wobbled in some shots, Lin got very quiet until Dan said that everybody knew that was because the impulse engines fired alternately...Lin laughed.
Another interesting factiod you may already know is the original design did not have the NCC number on the side. Told it looked too plain, Lin had the address of his new home in Burbank on Evergreen street added to the side.
Sorry for the delay. Busy with studio project. I have a better picture similar to your second shot but it looks like a setup shot since the camera is not plugged in. The in that shot camera is obviously not an NC as the motor is at the back of the camera. An NC is distinguished by the motor being near the front of the camera.The dolly us a really old (1930's) Houston Fearless panoram dolly. There are two heads mounting the camera: the bottom appears to be an old Moy gear head because it has a righthand pan wheel. Then, between the camera and the gearhead is an original Mitchell head.
Dan Owens, an old Paramount Tech guy, explains that setup as being a way to make if comfortable to shoot rather than for any special purpose. The whole thing as he explains was very low budget and it certainly looks like they just grabbed anything laying around to do the shoot. Years later, Dan asked Lin about the fact that the spacecraft wobbled in some shots, Lin got very quiet until Dan said that everybody knew that was because the impulse engines fired alternately...Lin laughed.
Another interesting factiod you may already know is the original design did not have the NCC number on the side. Told it looked too plain, Lin had the address of his new home in Burbank on Evergreen street added to the side.[attachment=1]8718869908_9c83ceddd1_z.jpg[/attachment][attachment=0]27788750_10155424346316483_6347740455391987947_o.jpg[/attachment]